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GIANTS OF EXHIBITION: THE SEQUEL
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TfiEATRES
Profile
ESSANESS Theatres of Chicago
was begun by Edwin Silverman
and Sidney Spiegel in 1929, and
by 1985 grew to operate 120 screens in
Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois.
Managed at that time by Alan Silverman,
Edwin's son, the company
divested its Chicago market share to
Cineplex Odeon and began to expand
into the heartland markets of America.
Unlike other circuits, which concentrated
on expanding their holdings
in the largest 40 markets, Essaness
experimented with a premium-priced,
quality-oriented philosophy in smaller
areas.
The circuit soon came under the
control of its management team, who
changed the name to Excellence in
PROJECTING into the future-
1987. Since then the company has purchased
the Carisch Theatres of Minneapolis,
Theatre Operators Inc. of Montana,
Dubinsky Brothers Theatres of
Nebraska, and several smaller independent
operations.
Excellence is a people-oriented circuit,
placing heav\' priority on community
involvement, staff training and
education, cleanliness, and local promotion.
Theatre staffs are encouraged
to perform well by incentive contests
and by their attire — all Excellence
employees wear tuxedos and formal
attire while on the job. Also prominent
at Excellence Theatres are extensive
and creative lobby displays promoting
upcoming films and events.
As part of its multi-million dollar
capital improvement program, Excellence
has refurbished over 75 percent
of its theatre sites and plans to expand
to over 1000 screens within the next
three years.
Syufy Theatres
Profile
SYiJFY
Theatres, the second-largest
THEATRE.S i.s, after Mann
theatre chain operating exclusively
in the American west, with all of
its more than 300 screens located in
Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada,
and Utah. Like many other circuits
of its size, Syufy is a family-run
(tnterprise, with Raymond J. Syufy and
Raymond W. Syufy as its co-owmers.
This has been a busy year for the
Syufy circuit. Not only did the chain
experience an almost ten-percent
growth, adding some 25 screens to its
total, but it experienced its share of
legal headaches. In February, the circuit
was acquitted on the charge of
monopolistic practices in its Las Vegas
holdings (Syufy owns 34 of the towns
67 screens). At press time, however,
the U.S. Justice Department had appealed
the acquittal and was awaiting
a decision by the 9th Circuit Court of
Appeals.
Excellence Theatres
230 W. Monroe Street, Chicago, IL
60606
Phone:(.312)332-7465 FAX:(312)332-
7465
Founded: 1929
Parent Company; none
Total Screens: 351
Indoor Screens/Sites: 345/100
Drive-in Screens/Sites: 6/3
States Served: CO, lA, IL, MN, MT, NE,
ND, SD, WA, WI, UT
Personnel
Alan Silverman, President
Larry Hanson, Vice President, Operations
Robert Persa, Vice President, Finance
Dale Linder, Vice President, Maintenance,
Construction and Equipment
Ross Goldstein, Coporate Finance/
Acquisition Expert
Jay Minzlaff, Operations Director/
Personnel
Mark Reis, Operations Director,
West
Steve Menne, Operations Director,
Midwest
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Syufy Theatres
150 Golden Gate
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone:(415)885-8400 FAX:(415)563-
8571
Founded: 1941
Parent Company: none
Total Screens: 306
Indoor Screens/Sites: 220/57
Drive-in Screens/Sites: 86/18
States Served: AZ, CA, NM, NV, UT
Personnel
Raymond J, Syufy, Co-o\mer
Raymond W. SNaify, Co-oumer
Jack Myhill, General Manager
David Shesgreen, Chief Film Buyer
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